<p>Fugitive Ivory Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan has been arrested north of Abidjan, his party said Saturday, as prosecutors investigate President Alassane Ouattara's rivals for rejecting his reelection.</p>.<p>Ouattara won a third mandate by a landslide after opposition leaders called for a boycott, triggering a crisis in Ivory Coast by accusing him of breaking with two-term presidential limits.</p>.<p>"Affi N'Guessan was arrested during the night," in the central-eastern town of Bongouanou, said Eddie Ane, a member of his Ivorian Popular Front party.</p>.<p>N'Guessan, a former prime minister, was the opposition spokesman and a candidate in the October 31 presidential election.</p>.<p>At least 40 people have been killed in clashes over Ouattara's third term since August, reviving fears that francophone West Africa's top economy could spiral into post-election violence, as a decade ago when fighting killed 3,000.</p>.<p>Ivory Coast prosecutors said Friday they were investigating three opposition leaders for insurrection, murder and terrorism.</p>.<p>N'Guessan and opposition chief Henri Konan Bedie had called for a campaign of civil disobedience during the election. After rejecting the result, they called for a transitional government.</p>.<p>Security forces have blockaded the homes of several opposition chiefs in Abidjan.</p>.<p>In power since 2010, Ouattara had said that at the end of his second term he planned to make way for a new generation, with supporters praising him for bringing economic growth and stability.</p>.<p>The sudden death of his chosen successor in July prompted the former IMF economist to change his mind. He says a 2016 reform allows him to reset presidential term limits and run for a third time.</p>
<p>Fugitive Ivory Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan has been arrested north of Abidjan, his party said Saturday, as prosecutors investigate President Alassane Ouattara's rivals for rejecting his reelection.</p>.<p>Ouattara won a third mandate by a landslide after opposition leaders called for a boycott, triggering a crisis in Ivory Coast by accusing him of breaking with two-term presidential limits.</p>.<p>"Affi N'Guessan was arrested during the night," in the central-eastern town of Bongouanou, said Eddie Ane, a member of his Ivorian Popular Front party.</p>.<p>N'Guessan, a former prime minister, was the opposition spokesman and a candidate in the October 31 presidential election.</p>.<p>At least 40 people have been killed in clashes over Ouattara's third term since August, reviving fears that francophone West Africa's top economy could spiral into post-election violence, as a decade ago when fighting killed 3,000.</p>.<p>Ivory Coast prosecutors said Friday they were investigating three opposition leaders for insurrection, murder and terrorism.</p>.<p>N'Guessan and opposition chief Henri Konan Bedie had called for a campaign of civil disobedience during the election. After rejecting the result, they called for a transitional government.</p>.<p>Security forces have blockaded the homes of several opposition chiefs in Abidjan.</p>.<p>In power since 2010, Ouattara had said that at the end of his second term he planned to make way for a new generation, with supporters praising him for bringing economic growth and stability.</p>.<p>The sudden death of his chosen successor in July prompted the former IMF economist to change his mind. He says a 2016 reform allows him to reset presidential term limits and run for a third time.</p>